IIT Mandi launches hybrid no-code AI agent program with Nagent AI

IIT Mandi Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) has joined hands with Nagent AI to launch what they call a hybrid no-code AI agent creation program. It is for working professionals who want to learn how to develop and deploy AI agents without spending months coding or researching. The initiative incorporates IIT Mandi TIH's intellectual virtues with the already established platform of Nagent AI, which currently has more than 1,000 enterprise customers in the world.

Organisers state that the programme is aimed at directly addressing India's AI talent gap, which is projected to be more than one million unfilled positions by 2027. Vacancies for jobs using AI are expected to reach 2.3 million by the same year, where demand is 51 percent higher than supply. The goal is to allow professionals and organizations to cut time from concept to fully functional AI system from several months to a few days.

A hands-on format with a restricted intake

The hybrid format involves a 23-hour curriculum that includes online sessions and in-person campus immersion at IIT Mandi TIH. Registration is open until August 30, 2025, but seats are capped at 30 participants. According to the organisers, the program will let attendees build fully deployable AI agents using Nagent AI’s Playground. They will also get access to hundreds of AI models, a no-code RAG pipeline, and other tools needed for production-ready systems.

Somjit Amrit, CEO of IIT Mandi TIH, said the initiative is meant to move beyond industry hype and focus on usable skills. “Buzzwords can bury real breakthroughs in hype, so we’re cutting straight across the substance,” he explained, adding that the workshop is designed to show how humans and AI agents can work together in practical ways.

Industry relevance and academic mentorship

The curriculum has also been co-developed by the IIT Mandi TIH faculty and Nagent AI specialists. Some of the topics are agent orchestration, multi-agent collaboration, agentic prompting, and proprietary data integration through the no-code RAG pipeline. Capstone projects will be mentored by industry leaders like Pratap Behera, Senthilraj Kalaimani, Siddharth Kanungo, and Anmol Gupta.

Behera, CEO, and co-founder of Nagent AI said that the alliance "fills the AI skill gap by enabling any professional to build and deploy high-performing AI agents in days." He added that the approach had the potential to accelerate the use of AI within industries by making the tools accessible.

Option to work on enterprise projects

The course participants can opt to implement enterprise projects either through the Nagent AI community or create systems for their organizations. Top-performing projects can get up to ₹1 crore of funding through iHub's Call for Innovation pipeline. Excellent work will also have industry showcase opportunities.

Organizers say the program dovetails with India's "AI for All" initiative and can be beneficial in healthcare, supply chain, and customer experience. The aspiration is to compress the typical six-month to one-year process of upskilling in AI into weeks. This is in order to match the speed at which businesses now expect to get a return on investments in AI.

As the market for no-code AI platforms is estimated to grow from $4.9 billion (₹426 crore) in 2024 to $24.8 billion (₹2,157 crore) by 2029, the demand for existing AI development talent will only increase further.